Salish

Sa·lish  (slsh) also Sa·lish·an (-l-shn)

n. pl. Salish or Sa·lish·ans

1. A family of Native American languages of the northwest United States and British Columbia.

2.

a. The group of Native American peoples speaking languages of the Salish family.

b. A member of this group.

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[Southern Interior Salish se'lish, Flatheads.]

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Salish, Salish·an adj.

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Salish [ˈseɪlɪʃ], Salishan [ˈseɪlɪʃən ˈsæl-]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the northwestern US and W Canada

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages)

the Salish (functioning as plural) the peoples collectively who speak these languages, divided in Canada into the Coast Salish and the Interior Salish

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Salish - a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada Salishan Mosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia Skagit - a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit
	2.	Salish - a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived Chimakum - a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington Skagit - a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington